that last small pic is the one that I believe is the freeze plug in the valley that Tugly mentioned

 

 

its a 99 F350 DRW...does that rear leaf spring block look like the stock block or aftermarket...Ford said it should be a 4" block but I thought all DRW came with 2"

 

I'm seeing an E99 spider there without the AIH and no AIH relay. If a '95 block was used they swapped all your E99 parts over, same if they used an '00 block. As pointed out earlier if it's an earlier block it should have a freeze plug plugging the former fuel pump hole in the top of the block back my the spider. That is not obvious in your pictures.

 

 

heres the serial number pic

 

from what Ive seen the T444E is normally T=Turbo 444=cubic inches and the E means electronic...guessing thats for fuel system and not a mechanical fuel pump? have no clue what the F I have or the LF you have means

 

Picture is too small for these old eyes to see anything.
Pixel count must be too low since it doesn't enlarge when you click on it.

 

 

springtime xmas to me!!!!


only thing underneath not getting changed is rear leaf springs

full Moog suspension kit
full powerstop heavyduty/Tow brake kit
bilstein 5100 shock kit
all new wheel and hub bearings and seals front and back
front leaf springs (upgraded to the 3leaf springs)
all new LED lights all the way around

once all this is done it will be time to order my Riff Raff wishlist

 

I have front hubs in the garage waiting to go on. The passenger front is squeaking just a bit in hard left turns.

The truck will drive and handle like a completely different vehicle when you are done.

Good luck on your projects, keep us posted and remember we like pictures.

 

any ideas on the rear leaf spring blocks being 4" or those serial numbers for the 7.3?

 

IIRC the blocks are 2.5" for the 250 and 4" for the 350.

 

back again guys when I rebuilt the oil cooler and cleaned the block real good I found some more numbers...the serial number I'm seeing is 7.4 JU2U1147088x



can anyone tell me what year block this is...from what I've seen I think its between a E99-2000.5 but I can't find anything definitive


any and all help is appreciated!!!

 

As long as you have the 10-hole intake plenums, at least you're not dealing with the early version of the engine. I don't understand why the concern of the block year - all the Superduty parts fit on the blocks going way back, except the intake plenum.